Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

57 reviews

pissdrawerlmfao's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Medical content, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Pedophilia

Minor: Excrement, Vomit, and Incest

sillispike's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this book is very fast paced, constantly has a lot happening, and certain things are hinted at rather than outrightly stated. all in all, i loved it. the book explores living with depression, as well as has many hints of social anxiety. it centers around feeling alienated from the world and the feeling that nobody really knows who you are. it was strangely comforting — reading yozo’s dark and depressing thoughts with the mentality of someone battling with some of them myself. i disagreed with him. i liked him. i hated him. i agreed with him. this book had me question a large chunk of myself. the writing was phenomenal, and the plot kept me hooked (although it was somewhat autobiographical, which i tend to dislike, this book filled me with much joy). certainly one of my favorites despite all odds.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Rape, Drug abuse, Addiction, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual content, Death, and Religious bigotry

f18's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Blood, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual content

tooth trauma, crushing depression and self-loathing

tomiegenesis's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Proceed with caution.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Sexual content

pennepasta's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Self harm, Death, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Medical trauma, Grief, Gaslighting, Addiction, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

cosmicspoons's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Vomit

Minor: War

akselslibrary's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Death

i_llumi's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

 恥の多い生涯を送って来ました。 (Mine has been a life of much shame.)

 神に問う。信頼は罪なりや。 (God, I ask you. Is trustfulness a sin?)

 神に問う。無抵抗は罪なりや？  (God, I ask you, is non-resistance a sin?)

the fact that this and Kokoro are the two most-read books in Japan is alarming at least.

I started reading this book right before a university entrance exam (Fuvest - the exam to get into Sao Paulo University) on Sunday and finished it the following Tuesday. (my summer break started with this!!! fun !) [UPDATE feb/2022: I actually wrote the essay for the second round of this exam using arguments/allusions from this book and got a 43.3/50, the highest score I got in a specific component of the exam! the essay was about “the different faces of laughter” and I immediately thought of the “clownery” that Yōzō uses to deceive others. I was in shock with that high of a grade bc half of my “argumentative” essay was basically me explaining and analyzing the plot/characters instead of Actually Arguing lol]

I think this might take the spot of "saddest book I've ever read".
between this and "Kokoro", I prefer the latter. both are Very Sad (and obviously Very Good), but (imo) the sadness in Kokoro comes from a man who has completely lost hope in humanity - we basically follow this old dude with a wild past who has just... given up. however, in No Longer Human, the sadness comes from the fact that the protagonist, Yozo, still wants to become human. he talks about himself as if he were some kind of imposter alien but deep down, just wants to feel something - and we must watch everything in his life go wrong. it's heartbreaking shit

I tried writing and condensing my thoughts but tbh my writing skills are no near capable of describing the sheer tragic geniality of this work. this is 100% the kind of book that I'll think about constantly
   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Death

deadpoetsfilm's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Addiction

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death of parent and Vomit

clephairy's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual content